A brief glance at the ongoing Metro Detroit basketball league tournaments

Will Waterford Our Lady of the Lakes girls have enough to win the Catholic League C-D tournament championship? (Jared Purcell | japurcell@mlive.com)

As we inch closer to the boys and girls basketball state tournaments, different leagues in the Metro Detroit area will be going through various tournaments this week. Here is a quick look into each current tournament and what to expect.

What to expect: The semifinal game between Cass Tech and Southeastern should be a great one. Pershing will breeze past Douglass and should have enough to keep its perfect season in tact by moving on to beat Cass Tech in the championship game.

What to expect: King looks simply unbeatable and should have no issue dispatching Renaissance in the semifinals. However, the semifinal between Pershing and Cass Tech will be one to watch. Still, neither team should be able to take down King.

What to expect: This is one of the hardest tournaments to pick because each remaining team is capable of winning it all. The semifinal between Farmington Hills Mercy and Dearborn Divine Child will be very interesting are 1-1 against each other this season. The same goes for Marian and Ladywood. However, Marian has not lost since Jan. 15 and seems to be the hottest team right now. Marian takes the title on a coin flip.

What to expect: A lot of great smaller school teams here. Gabriel Richard is the Catholic League AA Division leader and defending C-D champ, Everest Collegiate is the West Division leader, and Our Lady of the Lakes is the East Division leader and defending Class D state champion. As good as those three teams are, one of them has to win. Expect Our Lady of the Lakes to win a classic over Gabriel Richard in the championship.